The harsh and twisted landscape along this renowned earthquake fault line makes for fascinating viewing, especially when brought to life by a guide versed in geology, botany and Native American history.

Many buildings, including apartments, still sit directly on top of the fault line, and were built before a state law passed in 1972 prohibiting new construction or substantial renovation on top of earthquake faults.

Instead, the pro-Trump rallies were just a small piece of an expansive shadow campaign engineered thousands of miles away by Russians who gained what prosecutors said Friday was a keen understanding of the fault lines of U.S. politics.

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